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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Cleanliness campaign for quality disposal through coordination among all offices of the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
As part of the "Special Campaign 2.0", the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment is carrying out various activities like disposing of pending files and maintaining cleanliness in subordinate offices of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.
The campaign was launched on 2 October, 2022 in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision, making working places clean and reduce the pendency of MP references, PMO references, Public Grievances, Parliament Assurances etc, in order to provide better services to the people.
As part of the special Campaign, monitoring of disposal of pending MP references, Public Grievances, record management of files etc is being done by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment on a daily basis through a dedicated portal. Efforts are being made to make Swachhta Special Campaign 2.0 effective and efficient in the Department.
Accordingly, till 20th October,out of 3440 Public Grievances, 2776 have been redressed. This campaign is being carried out at 6 sites, Namely National Scheduled Cast Finance and Development Corporation , National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, National SafaiKarmcharies Finance and Development Corporation, Dr. Ambedkar International Centre , DR. Ambedkar Foundation and National Institute of Social Defence. Pre-event photos of the sites have been uploaded on the DARPG portal. Regular post on Social Media Platforms and updation on DARPG portal are being done.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
FASTAG
As per Gazette Notification G.S.R. 1361, dated 02.11.2017, all vehicles under category M & N, sold after 1st of December 2017 are required to be fitted with FASTag by the manufacturer of the vehicle or its authorized dealer. To make availability widespread and maximizing existing vehicles to affix FASTags, Government has made it mandatory to affix FASTag for issuance of National Permit . A wide number of banks  have been certified to issue FASTag across the country. Further, bank neutral FASTag “NHAI FASTag” have been launched for easy availability at petrol-pump and on e-commerce site Amazon. By adopting these measures, Government endeavours to increase penetration of FASTag substantially and moving towards 100% cashless.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin J Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
For the first time in the Major Ports in India, Radio over Internet Protocol system inaugurated at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
In view of a much needed solution for providing effective long range Marine communication, the Radio over InternetProtocol  System at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata , was inaugurated last evening. ROIP system is being introduced as a marine communication mode, for the first time in any Major Indian Port. It shall cover the entire Hugli river Estuary from Kolkata to Sandheads, having base stations at 4 Locations. With this facility, vessels at Sandheads can be directly communicated via Radio, from Kolkata, specially during storms and inclement weather.
Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMP, Kolkata has appreciated this development, stating that despite being the only riverine port in the country, SMP, Kolkata has been constantly maintaining its pivotal position in Indian Major Ports for the past 152 years.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Leh hosts the 1st ever Torch Relay of Chess Olympiad today
Leh hosted the 1st ever Torch Relay of 44th Chess Olympiad today. The torch, launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday , began its relay from Leh, this evening. The torch will travel in 75 cities for 40 days before it culminates at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu . 189 countries are participating the in the Chess Olympiad.
Chess grandmasters will receive the torch at various identified venues. Grand Master Dibyendu Barua brought the torch from Delhi and handed it over to LG RK Mathur, to begin the relay from Leh.
In a programme at historic Leh Palace, Ladakh LG RK Mathur received the torch from the Grand Master Dibyendu Barua. Speaking on the occasion LG Mathur said that it is an honour and rare opportunity for the country to host the first ever torch relay. He said, presence of grand master Dibyendu Barua and playing rapid chess with him would inspire Ladakhi youths to take up Chess as a game apart from the outdoor sports. He wished Indian contingents every success at Chess Olympiad.
Speaking to the media, Grand Master Dibyendu Barua said that for the first time, the International Chess Body, FIDE, has instituted the Chess Olympiad Torch that is part of Olympic tradition, from the biennial Olympiad starting from 28th July to 10th August, in Mahabalipuram. He appealed to the youths to take up chess seriously.
Dibyendu Barua said India has tough competition from Russia, however the two Indian teams are better positioned in the lineup for the Chess Olympiad.
Advisor Umang Narula, UT Secretary Ravinder Kumar, DC Shrikant Suse, SSP PD Nitya, senior officials, councilors and youth were present in the relay ceremony.
Dibyendu Barua played rapid chess with youth at Leh palace. Later, the torch relay began from Leh Palace in a special vehicle and culminated at Shanti Stupa.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Daily wholesale prices of edible oils drop significantly post reduction in standard rate of duty
Palm Oil wholesale prices drops by 2.50%, Mustard Oil by 0.97%
Sunflower Oil prices drops by 1.30% and Vanaspati by 0.71%
Web portal is underway for monitoring stocks of edible oils
Following Centre’s bold move to slash standard rate of duty on edible oils a week ago to check prices, a massive difference on daily wholesale prices was reported.
The daily wholesale prices of packed Palm Oil dropped by 2.50% followed by Seasame Oil by 2.08%, Coconut Oil by 1.72%, packed Ground Nut Oil by 1.38%, packed Sunflower Oil by 1.30%, packed Mustard Oil by 0.97%, packed Vanaspati by 0.71% and packed Soya Oil by 0.68%.
Based on the interaction with all the States and Edible Oil Industry Associations, need for greater transparency was felt. As a follow up action the Department of Food and Public Distribution is in the process of creating a web portal for monitoring the stocks of Edible Oils/Oilseeds on a weekly basis in the country. The data on the portal will be submitted by millers, refiners, stockists and wholesalers etc. States have also issued directions for display of retail price prominently to ensure fair pricing.
The Government of India, Vide Notification No. 42/2021- Customs, dated 10th September 2021, further reduced the standard rate of duty on
- Crude Palm Oil, Crude Soyabean oil and Crude Sunflower Oil to 2.5% with effect from 11.09.2021.
- The standard rate of duty on Refined Palm Oils, Refined Soyabean oil and Refined Sunflower Oil to 32.5% with effect from 11.09.2021.
This is turn has reported drop in the edible oil daily wholesale prices:
From the above table it can be seen that wholesale price of edible oils showing decreasing trend over the last week.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Kiren Rijiju Calls for Rigorous Campaign to Bring Awareness About Doping
Minister of State  for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju has called for rigorous campaign to bring awareness about Doping. He further stated that a sense of clean sports must be inculcated in the players from the very beginning. Speaking at the Ceremony to appointactor, Sunil Shetty as the Brand Ambassador of National Anti Doping Agency  here today, Shri Rijiju said that clean sports is the agenda of the government and players must adopt fair practises to achieve success and not resort to foul means like doping which brings bad name to the Country.
Referring to Fit India Movement launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in August 2019, the Minister said that Fit India Movement was launched to create awareness amongst all the citizens of India about fitness and its importance in daily life through sports, yoga and any other physical activity.He said, “It is imperative for sports persons to stay fit in order to win and they should achieve fitness through regular exercises, yoga and by taking nutritious diet”.
Lauding the role of NADA in creating awareness about doping, Shri Rijiju said that with limited resources NADA is doing commendable work in enlightening players about doping and its ill effects.The minister also complimented Shri Sunil Shetty for being appointed as the brand ambassador of NADA. He said, “Shri Shetty is a Fitness icon and his services for this cause will inspire everybody to stay healthy, fit and adopt fair means in sports”.
Addressing the gathering,Shri Sunil Shetty said that Ayurveda and Yoga has immense power to make people fit and healthy. He said our country is so rich that it has everything to give us a healthy life. He also mentioned that there is no short cut to success and knowledge of right and wrong is essential for everybody.
Speaking on the occasion DG, NADA, Shri Naveen Aggarwal said that India is fast becoming a sporting nation.Our Players must achieve success by hard work and notby resorting to doping.He said NADA is committed to make players aware ofmenace of doping which destroys promising careers in no time.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Over 4 crore health records of citizens digitized and linked with their Ayushman Bharat Health Account  numbers under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission 
Citizens can access and manage their digital health records anytime, anywhere and can also avail paper-less digital health services under ABDM
The flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission  is making steady progress in building a comprehensive digital health ecosystem for the country. With over 4 crore digital health records linked to the ABHA accounts of individuals, the scheme has crossed a significant milestone. More than 29 crore citizens have generated their unique Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts  so far.
With their health records linked to their ABHA accounts digitally, citizens will be able to access and manage these records as per convenience. This enables citizens to create a comprehensive medical history across various healthcare providers thereby improving clinical decision-making. Further, the citizens can also share relevant health records with ABDM registered healthcare providers digitally.
Elaborating on ABDM’s role in digitizing health records, Dr. R. S. Sharma, CEO, NHA said – “As the implementing agency for ABDM, National Health Authority is working closely with different stakeholders to ensure that the benefits of digital health services can be availed by more citizens. We’re planning to launch an incentive scheme for health facilities such as hospitals, clinics, diagnostic labs etc. to further promote digitization of health records. We’re also encouraging different health locker applications to integrate with ABDM so that citizens get more choice for storing and managing their digital records.”
Adding further he said – “With continuous focus on digitization of health records, we aim to achieve paperless medical consultations and thereby more accuracy in each transaction between the patient and healthcare service provider.”
This digital linking of individual’s health records with ABHA is being carried out extensively across different health facilities of the country with the support of State Governments. The leading contributors to ABHA-linked health records include Government of Andhra Pradesh, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, Reproductive and Child Health  scheme under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, eHospital and CoWin among others.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Programme
The underground SPR storages have a total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes  of crude oil and are located in 2 States namely  Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh ,  Mangaluru  and Padur  in Karnataka. Taking advantage of low crude oil prices in April/May 2020, the Strategic Petroleum Reserves were filled to full capacity, leading to notional savings of approximately INR 5000 crore.
In July 2021, Government had approved the establishment of two additional commercial-cum-strategic facilities with total storage capacity of 6.5 MMT at Chandikhol  in Odisha and Padur  in Karnataka, on a Public Private Partnership  mode.
During the two Road shows conducted, global trading companies like M/s Trafigura, BP, SKE&C, Petrochina, GASP, Vopak, Geostock, Monnet, Hyundai, Gulf Energy, Natixis, Vitol, Glencore, DBS, KNOC, M/s Lloyd’s Register, IC-Group, ANU Resources, Shell, Parson Brinkerhoff, Sweco AB, SKANSKA etc., evinced interest in participating in Phase II SPR project
The entire facility shall be owned by Government of India. The Concessionaire shall transfer the SPR along with Single Mooring Point , onshore and offshore pipeline to the Government of India, at the end of the 60 years of Concession Period. Government of India has the first right to take the crude oil, in case of an Oil Shortage event.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
SHOBHA KARANDLAJE TO PRESENT NATIONAL AWARDS TO 32 BEST AGRI STARTUPS AT MANAGE, HYDERABAD
Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Government of India will distribute MANAGE-Samunnati Awards to Best 32 Agri Startups in the country in a function at MANAGE, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad tomorrow .
More than 250 Agri Startups across the country applied for the MANAGE-Samunnati Awards 2022. After a thorough evaluation by a team of 21 Jury Members who are experts in Agriculture and Allied Sectors, 32 Agri Startups were selected for MANAGE - Samunnati Awards for 2022 which includes - 5 National level Awards including Two Special Awards for Women Agri-Startups) and 27 State level Awards representing Northeast, North, South, East, West regions of the country. The National Award Winners will get Rs. 1 Lakh each as prize money.
Dr. Chandra Shekara, Director General, MANAGE, Shri. Anil Kumar, Founder & CEO, Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services, Dr. Saravanan Raj, Director , MANAGE; all Awardees and MANAGE faculty and staff will participate in the ceremony.
The MANAGE - Samunnati Awards for 2022 recognises Agri Startups for their contributions to the Agriculture innovation system and Farmers Service. It also provides opportunity to all winner Agri Startups to showcase their activity during the award ceremony.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Assistance to MSMEs
As reported by Reserve Bank of India, the Scheduled Commercial Banks have outstanding credit of Rs.15,10,650.52 crore to 320.68 lakh MSMEs in the year ending March, 2019. In order to offer the right products and funding at the right time and help the MSMEs to grow, Government has taken various initiatives specifically to ease the access to finance. These include Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme, Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme, Credit Guarantee Scheme, Interest Subvention Scheme, 59 minutes loan portal etc. These initiatives are aimed at providing margin money subsidies, collateral free loan, cost-effective and faster availability of credit. The aforesaid schemes are also implemented to assist the MSMEs in economically backward areas including Bundelkhand.
This information was given by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
AYUSH
Ministry of Ayush announces a short video making competition as part of the “Ayurveda Day 2022” celebrations
Organised in association with MyGov.in, competition is open to all citizens/Indian Nationals above the age of 18 years
Ministry of Ayush Government of India in partnership with MyGov.in is organizing a short video making competition as a part of the Ayurveda Day 2022 celebrations. The participants can submit a video of not more than 03 minutes in Hindi and English languages on themes, which are in consonance with the main theme of this year’s Ayurveda Day i.e. “Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda”
Theme 1: Ayurveda in my day.
Theme 2: Ayurveda in my kitchen.
Theme 3: Ayurveda in my garden.
Theme 4: Ayurveda in my farm.
Theme 5: Ayurveda in my food/diet.
Three top winners will be selected from each theme i.e. a total of 15 winners will be awarded prize ranging from Rs. 75,000/- to Rs. 25,000/-. The competition is open to all citizens/Indian Nationals above the age of 18 years and last date of submission is 10th October 2022. More details about the competition and process of submitting the video can be obtained from https://innovateindia.mygov.in/ayurveda-video-contest/
Ayurveda is perceived as one of the most ancient and well documented system of medicine, which is equally relevant in modern times. Ministry of Ayush is organizing various programs in partnership with Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education and supported of other Ministries and departments of the GoI, State governments, and UTs to take benefits of Ayurveda to the grass root level.
Ministry of Ayush had inaugurated the six-week long programme  highlighting various themes and key events, with All India Institute of Ayurveda , New Delhi as the nodal institute to execute these programs. The programme will see participation from various stakeholders with the aim of 3Js – Jan Sandesh, Jan Bhagidari, and Jan Aandolan. Ministry of Ayush celebrates Ayurveda Day every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti  since 2016. This year it will be celebrated on 23rd October 2022.
Ministry of Power
Phasing out of coal-based thermal power plants and adoption of super-critical technologies in thermal power plants
The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed Rajya Sabha that Government has not formulated any plan to phase out the old coal-based thermal power plants in the country; Central Electricity Authority vide an advisory dated 20.01.2023 suggested that no retirement or re-purposing of coal-based power stations will be done before 2030, considering the expected energy demand scenario and availability of capacity in future. Thermal Power Plants were also advised implementation of Renovations & Modernisation  and Life Extension  of their units for running up to 2030 and beyond or operating in two shift mode to facilitate Solar and Wind energy integration into the grid, wherever feasible. Generation is a delicensed activity as per Section 7 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and phasing out/retirement of units is decided by Power generating companies based on their own techno-economic and environmental reasons.
The Minister further informed that in order to achieve higher efficiencies and to reduce carbon footprint, a large number of thermal power plants operating in the country have already adopted super-critical/Ultra Super-critical technologies. As on date, 94 coal based thermal units of total capacity of 65150 MW are operating with super-critical/Ultra super-critical technologies.
This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha on August 8, 2023.
Prime Minister's Office
PM salutes armed forces on Armed Forces Flag Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has saluted the valour and sacrifices of armed forces on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Today, on Armed Forces Flag Day, we salute the valour and sacrifices of our armed forces. Since decades, they are at the forefront of protecting our nation and contributing to a stronger India. I also urge you all to contribute to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund."
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Review of lifting and distribution by States/UTs under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 
All States/UTs expected to complete the distribution of additional free food grains under PMGKAY-II for July and August by the end of August 2020
The Secretary D/o Food & Public Distribution along with Secretary, D/o Consumer Affairs of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution here today reviewed the status & progress of lifting and distribution of food grains  and Chana under the Phase-II of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana  and the progress of distribution of food grains under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme  with Secretaries in-charge of Food & Civil Supplies of all States/UTs through a video conference.
The Secretary, DoFPD held detailed discussion with each State/UT in respect of the lifting and distribution status of foodgrains for the months of July and August 2020 for ensured and timely availability of adequate quantity of foodgrains with all NFSA beneficiaries during the time of ongoing crisis. Besides, Secretary, DoFPD also reviewed the distribution progress of free foodgrains, under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme, to all migrants/stranded migrant persons who are neither covered under NFSA nor under any State PDS scheme. The distribution period of which has been extended up to 31st August 2020.
Except a few States, where distribution of free foodgrains under PMGKAY is progressing with some delays due to adjustment of distribution cycles/calendar of regular NFSA foodgrains and PMGKAY foodgrains and other logistical constraints, the progress of lifting and distribution of foodgrains in most States/UTs is satisfactory. Almost all States/UTs are expected to complete the distribution of additional free foodgrains under PMGKAY-II for the months of July and August by the end of August 2020.